BEETROOT - Crosby's Egyptian

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Smooth-skinned and uniform with richly coloured flesh, this heirloom beet has been around for centuries. It's believed that it's an old German variety renamed "Egyptian" as a marke ting ploy at a time when anything to do with Egypt was highly fashionable. As a very attractive-looking beet variety, it has been rediscovered by market gardeners all over the world, and it's a great variety to try in your garden. By the way, you can eat beet leaves too. The dark-green foliage can be prepared like spinach and is said to be extremely nutritious, so don't let any of your harvest go to waste. Show more